LPPC Shares Letter to House Committee on Energy & Commerce's Subcommittee on Energy Prior to FERC Oversight Hearing
LPPC shared a letter with the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy ahead of its February 3 oversight hearing of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Thank you to Chairman Bob Latta and Ranking Member U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor for holding this important hearing.
LPPC members serve more than 18% of the nation’s data centers today and are projected to serve more than a third of new data centers anticipated over the next five years, while providing not-for-profit electric service to more than 30 million Americans.
A few principles matter if we want to maintain reliability, move fast, and avoid shifting costs onto existing customers:
- Cost causation: large loads should pay the full, incremental interconnection and upgrade costs they drive.
- Firm financial commitments that screen out speculative requests and speed viable projects through the queue.
- Respect for state retail authority to avoid jurisdictional disputes that slow projects and increase costs.
- A collaborative, voluntary framework that builds on the progress already underway at both the federal level and in the states.
We look forward to working with policymakers and stakeholders on solutions that keep power affordable, reliable, and ready for growth.
Read the whole letter here.
